Reflection on teaching of boinformatics course for medical students in the big data era

Abstract

Bioinformatics is an intercross field of biology and computer science. With the develop-ment of computer network information technology andprecision medical care, biomedical field ushered in the era of big data. The demand for bioinformatics knowledge to medical students has shifted from single gene level to the analysis on massive medical data. This paper analyzed the characteristics of the big data era, as well as the problems of the teaching idea, curriculum coverage and teaching platform could not meet the requirements of the new era in teaching of bioinformatics course for medical students. Finally, we pro-posed several measures to strengthen the reform of bioinformatics teaching to meet the challenge of the big data era, including optimizing courses, changing educational philosophy, introducing new teaching methods, and setting up teaching platform with times. Key words: Bioinformatics; Big data era; Teaching methods